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Accident Forces Closure Of Macopin Road In West Milford WEST MILFORD, N.J. — A car accident brought down a utility pole on Macopin Road in West Milford and closed the street Thursday afternoon, police said. Macopin was closed between Gould Road and Highlander Drive, police said. Detours were in place.

by Joshua Jongsma

03/03/2016

Business

Wyckoff Businesswoman Springs To Action At Toy Store WYCKOFF, N.J. — Paulette Laurenzi of Mahwah wanted her Wyckoff store, Spring Lake Toys, to be a place of joy. Laurenzi opened the toy store more than four years ago to sell a wide variety of fun items at the Everett Avenue location. In the past two years she held around 75 different fundraisers for a number of causes. "It's time for me to give back to the community and I have a great time with it," Laurenzi told Daily Voice. "It's very rewarding." Her latest fundraiser, a toy trunk show, will be held Saturday, March 12. Proceeds from toy sales that day will go toward…

by Joshua Jongsma

03/03/2016

News

Clifton Toys Build Centennial Excitement CLIFTON, N.J. — Plush bears and horses displayed Clifton spirit as the latest way city officials prepared for the upcoming centennial. The white bear and brown horse display the 100th anniversary mark and can be bought for $12 each to benefit the 2017 celebrations. Councilman Peter Eagler, part of the centennial committee, introduced the plush animals at a recent meeting to stir up the excitement. "I got a few phone calls from people and they said they liked them," Eagler told Daily Voice. "It was received very positively." When Clifton turns 100 in 2017, a commemor…

by Joshua Jongsma

03/03/2016

News

Traffic Light Repairs Close Lodi's Main Street LODI, N.J. — Traffic light repairs closed Main Street northbound in Lodi around the Route 46 entrance and exit Wednesday morning, police said. Police advised drivers to avoid the area and use Harrison Avenue and Westminster Place as alternate routes.

by Joshua Jongsma

03/02/2016

Schools

North Haledon Volleyball Game Brings Community Together NORTH HALEDON, N.J. — Various North Haledon groups will be opponents but also on the same side for a community volleyball game Thursday night at Memorial Elementary School. The 7 p.m. game between North Haledon students, teachers, firefighters and police officers started in 2007, organizer Janelle Feather of the PTO said. "The underclassmen are very excited to come and see their teachers play," Feather told Daily Voice. "Every year the kids get closer and closer to being eighth-graders, and it's really a highlight of one of the privelages of being an eighth-grader [to play in…

by Joshua Jongsma

03/02/2016

Neighbors

West Milford Elks Continue 50-Year Charity Ball Tradition WEST MILFORD, N.J. — More than a half-century's worth of volunteerism led to the West Milford Elk's 52nd-annual Charity Ball on Saturday. The 7 p.m. ball features a night of entertainment while benefitting a child with special needs, known as the "ambassador" for the night. Ava Cristo, 7, will receive the $1,000 check this year, organizer Kim Powell said. "Once you meet these kids, you continue to see them," Powell told Daily Voice. "You really get to know them because at all of our functions they're not forgotten." The Elks long have a tradition of helping p…

by Joshua Jongsma

03/02/2016

Neighbors

Saddle Brook Woman's Club Continues Growth SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — The Saddle Brook Woman's Club nearly tripled its size in its three years of existence but could always use more members, its president said. Maria Vullo, the only president in the club's history, said they started with 16 members after reforming from the Ladies of Unico in May 2012. They've since grown to 44 members. "We've had a consistent climb in membership," Vullo told Daily Voice. "We're trying to bring in a younger crowd, and it's a little bit easier to do since now it's open to basically anyone." The club, which finds various ways to help an…

by Joshua Jongsma

03/02/2016

Events

Taste Of Fair Lawn Brings 'Huge' Food Donations FAIR LAWN, N.J. — More than 200 guests and 27 restaurants brought the Fair Lawn diners tastes of their town with samples of local cuisine on Monday night. The seventh-annual "A Taste of Our Town" at the community center was the largest yet and raised money for Fair Lawn's food pantry, Chamber of Commerce President Jack Donohue said. "We've got a terrific turnout both for restaurants and for patrons," Donohue said. "This year more than ever." Most years around 16 restaurants participate, he said. The event usually brings in more than $3,000 for the food pantry…

by Joshua Jongsma

03/01/2016

News

Passaic High School Alumni Rally For Student-Athlete PASSAIC, N.J. — Passaic High School alumni will raise money for a student-athlete before going head to head in a charity flag football game in June 11. Jason Hawes organized the 1 p.m. game at Boverini Stadium to fund a scholarship for Passaic High School senior Markiah Jonae Holmes-Pritchett. Holmes-Pritchett ran cross-country plus indoor and outdoor track all while maintaining a high GPA. "I believe she is what a student-athlete should be," Hawes said. "Grades and academics first and then you excel on the field. She's covering all bases." Hawes, a 1987 graduate of P…

by Joshua Jongsma

03/01/2016

Neighbors

Ringwood Supporter Plans Night To Remember RINGWOOD, N.J. — Ringwood's Erika Mathews wanted to give a local high school senior a night to remember with her own prom dress as she goes through a difficult stage. Mathews started a fundraiser to help a Lakeland High School senior buy her own prom dress. The senior has no family and has been living in a homeless shelter, Mathews said. "I always asked her if she needed anything and she said no," Mathews said. "So I asked her if there's anything that she wants, and she said she'd like to go to prom." Mathews said she had a lot of offers to donate used dresses, but she …

by Joshua Jongsma

03/01/2016

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